Off the Beaton Path

Hi everyone! Thanks for dropping by and checking in. We have been enjoying each and every day here in Bonaire, and the days are flying...

Hi everyone! We’re touching base from Bonaire: happy, healthy, and LOVING this diver's paradise! Alright, first things first. When we...

Hi everyone! Just dropping a line to let you know we’ve arrived safe and sound to our new destination: Bonaire! We ended up having the...

And just like that, how things change! We're saying goodbye to Curaçao and hello (fingers crossed) to Bonaire! Bonaire is a notoriously...

Today we had the great experience of a walking tour in downtown Curaçao, Willemstad. Our local guide, Kevin (“friendly and tall!” read...

Hey friends and fam! Just dropping a little blog post to say ‘hi’ from Curaçao! We’ve had so many positive interactions with not only the...

Hey friends and fam! We’re checking in from Curaçao, safe, sound, and happy. We’ve been here for just over two weeks, and our ‘new life...

After 98 hours and 16 minutes of sailing, we’ve made it to Curaçao! Let’s break down our trip day by day… as we definitely made some...

Hey everyone! Keeping this update short and sweet today. There's a bit of bad weather coming our way on Thursday - which was the day we...

This is a very bittersweet post to begin writing. Today was my last day with students, some of whom I've taught for two consecutive...

Paul and I had the absolute pleasure of crewing on a 41' 411 Swan this past weekend named Albireo, in a 2-day Regatta event for both...

This past Sunday, April 25th, Paul and I participated in a Cruiser's Regatta... Back track time! Almost every time we are out sailing,...

This past weekend we had the opportunity for an overnight sail from Simpson Bay (Dutch side, Sint Maarten) to Grand Cas (French side,...

Alright, so this isn't exactly NEW news, but it's a pretty funny story nonetheless. Funny now because we can look back at it after the...

Well here we are - the end of March and officially preparing for our year aboard our 39' Bavaria Caribic 390! But before we can first go...